The Future of Money: Investigating the Social and Political Implications of Currency Experiments
Directed by Dr. Daromir Rudnyckyj (University of Victoria) and Dr. Chris Vasantkumar (Macquarie University)
New monetary forms ranging from cryptocurrencies and state-issued digital currencies to local and alternative exchange systems to mobile money and other forms of cashless payment portend significant changes to money and society. Today money is mainly assumed to be state-issued everyday currency, such as dollars, pounds or yen. As the dominance of state currencies appears to be waning, it is unclear how emergent forms will affect the ways in which we use money and the types of social relations they produce. The Future of Money Project seeks enhance understanding of money’s future forms via comparative research, developing a collaborative international network, and training of students in the social scientific study of money.
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